Bullbat

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

    "bullbats peened overhead and dived on roaring wings."

  2. 2
    mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker wordnet

Etymology

bull + bat; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

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